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The Education sector will play a central role in successfully implementing the Government’s new ‘Pathways to Work’ plan and ensuring people are ‘Job-Ready’ according ...

23rd February 2012 Social Protection Minister Joan Burton today announced Pathways to Work, a radical new plan to get unemployed people back to work...

Today marks another step in the Government’s drive towards the creation of job opportunities for our people. Our immediate priorities on taking office were ...

Joan Burton TD, Minister for Social Protection, today (23rd February 2011) announced Pathways to Work, a radical new plan to get unemployed people back to work. Speaking at the ...

Social Protection Minister, Joan Burton, today outlined savings of €645 million which had been achieved across Department of Social Protection schemes through fraud prevention and control measures in 2011...

The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, TD, today, 13th February 2012, announced a number of initiatives to enhance the range of supports available...

Social Protection Minister Joan Burton today reassured those who receive the Electricity or Gas Allowance from the Department of Social Protection that the increased cost of these allowances resulting from energy price...

Joan Burton TD, Minister for Social Protection today (Thursday, 20th October) welcomed the contributions from the many concerned groups that have issued statements in response to the publication ...

Joan Burton TD, Minister for Social Protection, today (Thursday 13 October) said she would be proposing a new return to work scheme in the forthcoming budget....

Joan Burton TD, Minister for Social Protection today (Thursday) launched a new report from the Waterford Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) on helping people with mortgage arrears....